ISO 21070:2017

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 21070
Second edition
2017-10
Ships and marine technology —
Marine environment protection
— Management and handling of
shipboard garbage
Navires et technologie marine — Protection de l'environnement
marin — Gestion et manutention des déchets à bord du navire
Reference number
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ISO 2017
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Requirements . 4
4.1 General . 4
4.2 Classification of garbage . 4
4.3 Colour codes . 6
4.4 Cargo residues and operational waste from cargo stowage and handling operations . 7
4.5 Collection and segregation of garbage . . 7
4.5.1 General. 7
4.5.2 On board collection containers . 7
4.6 Storage . 7
4.6.1 General. 7
4.6.2 Storage containers . 8
4.7 On board processing of wastes . 9
4.8 Offloading waste .10
5 Garbage management .10
5.1 Garbage management plans .10
5.2 Garbage volume.10
5.3 Garbage management techniques .10
5.3.1 General.10
5.3.2 Discharge into the sea .11
5.4 Facilities to offload garbage .11
5.5 Documentation .11
5.6 Waste minimization .12
5.7 Garbage management audits .13
Annex A (informative) Examples of calculating the expected amount of waste .14
Annex B (informative) Examples of processing techniques used on board ships to reduce
the volume of garbage .16
Annex C (informative) Example of a garbage data sheet for use in waste auditing .18
Bibliography .19
Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO TC 8, Ships and marine technology,
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This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 21070:2011), which has been technically
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Introduction
The management of shipboard garbage is extensively controlled by MARPOL, Annex V. Additionally,
States party to the MARPOL Convention have undertaken regional and national implementing
legislation to regulate and enforce provisions for handling ships’ waste and for providing adequate
reception facilities at ports and terminals subject to Parties' flag state and port state control authorities.
This document has been prepared to reflect the amendments of MARPOL, Annex V of January 2013.
This document provides for the minimization, management and segregation of a ship’s garbage, so that
it can be managed on-board and offloaded efficiently to the relevant reception facilities onshore.
To obtain the most efficient management of waste and to reduce the time and resource burden in
segregating and handling waste on the ship and in the ports, the concept of waste minimization has
been integrated into this document by incorporating the following basic principle: Prevention before
recycling before energy recovery before disposal.
This document concentrates on
— the prevention/elimination/minimization of waste prior to sailing,
— the minimization of waste at the source on the ship,
— the garbage collection at the source,
— the waste segregation on the ship into defined categories that are recognized globally and fit into
the many different waste categorization systems around the world,
— the waste minimization once segregated,
— the waste storage on board ship, and
— the health and safety concerns surrounding the handling, storage and offloading of waste.
Both ship owners and coastal states are more aware of the importance of well-organized and managed
waste collection and its benefits, especially with respect to health and safety on board ships, the
reduction of pollution and the potential cost benefits for ship owners and national governments. This
document provides a fixed standard for segregated garbage that any harbour facility worldwide may
expect when a ship arrives in port. However, it cannot work alone. ISO 16304 works in conjunction
with this document. This document does not consider the available various (and numerous) shore-side
waste handling systems that exist, but may encourage the provision of recycling facilities for shipboard
waste in ports.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 21070:2017(E)
Ships and marine technology — Marine environment
protection — Management and handling of shipboard
garbage
1 Scope
This document specifies procedures for the shipboard management of garbage, including handling,
collection, separation, marking, treatment, and storage. It also describes the ship-to-shore interface and
the delivery of garbage from the ship to the port reception facility. MARPOL, Annex V sets the minimum
standard for garbage management that apply to ships. This document applies to the management and
handling of shipboard garbage during the period the garbage will be on board. The definition of garbage
in this document is as defined in MARPOL, Annex V.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, (MARPOL) Annex I to VI, as amended,
IMO, consolidated edition 2011
Guidelines for the Implementation of MARPOL Annex V, IMO, 2012
MEPC.1/ Circ. 834, Consolidated guidance for port reception facilities providers and users, IMO,15 April 2014
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
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3.1 General terms
3.1.1
discharge
any release, however caused, from a ship including any escape, disposal, spilling, leaking, pumping,
emitting or emptying
[SOURCE: MARPOL Article 2 (3)(a)]
3.1.2
harmful substance
substance which, if introduced into the sea, is liable to create hazards to human health; harm living
resources and marine life; damage amenities or interfere with other legitimate uses of the sea, and;
includes any substance subject to control by the present MARPOL Convention
[SOURCE: MARPOL Article 2 (2)]
3.1.3
hazardous waste
waste which, due to its nature, physical, chemical or infectious properties, is potentially hazardous to
human health and/or the environment during use, handling, storage or transportation, including any
material which may require special handling, disposal or recycling techniques to eliminate or reduce
the hazard
3.1.4
port reception facility
PRF
any fixed, floating or mobile facility capable of receiving MARPOL residues/wastes from
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